The Pains
From Sacred Scandal by My Cultura and iHeartPodcasts
October 2, 2025 · 37 min · Season 4 · Episode 4
About this episode
The episode explores Marcial Maciel's hidden addiction and the efforts to expose his secrets in 1960s Spain.
In 1960s Spain, Marcial Maciel’s desperate search for morphine hints at a hidden addiction and a dark undercurrent to his revered image. Years later, Jason Berry’s explosive article threatens to expose Maciel’s secrets, but Jose Barba refuses to let the truth be buried. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Topics covered
- addiction
- secrets
- exposure
- religious figures
- true crime
- Spain
- morphine
Keywords
- Marcial Maciel
- Jason Berry
- Jose Barba
- addiction
- secrets
- 1960s
- Spain
- true crime
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Spain
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